Film Catalogue - Nordisk Panorama

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Winter's Yearning

Vinterens lengsel

Sidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla Pilskog

When a multinational corporation announces its new plant in the fishing town of Maniitsoq, Greenland, the citizens are overjoyed. Could this be a big step towards Greenlandic independence? But as the >

Sidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla Pilskog

Documentary

Norway
Denmark

2019

77'

Who Talks

Ingen lyssnar

Elin Övergaard

Two people take opposite sides at an info-meeting about the new home for unaccompanied child refugees. Who can be allowed to speak? What happens when nobody listens? What creates polarisation? >

Elin Övergaard

Two people take opposite sides at an info-meeting about the new home for unaccompanied child refugees. Who can be allowed to speak? What happens when nobody listens? What creates polarisation? >

Fiction

Sweden

2019

15'

Who Made You?

Outouden laakso

Iiris Härmä

Today, cyborgs are as common as sex robots. Our days are powered by algorithms and androids, while endeavours in artificial intelligence strive to invade our mental and physical existence like never >

Iiris Härmä

Documentary

Finland

2019

55'

War of Art

Tommy Gulliksen

What happens when a group of Western artists travel to North Korea to create art? Collaboration with North Korean artists is the goal, but as international tensions mount, the project faces its own >

Tommy Gulliksen

What happens when a group of Western artists travel to North Korea to create art? Collaboration with North Korean artists is the goal, but as international tensions mount, the project faces its own >

Documentary

Norway
Germany

2019

52'
102'

Untitled (Burned Rubber on Asphalt, 2018)

Tinja Ruusuvuori

The documentary investigates the phenomenon of car skidmarks and their strange appearance in a remote Norwegian village. Winding, looping, curving, the hypnotic patterns provoke discord in the >

Tinja Ruusuvuori

The documentary investigates the phenomenon of car skidmarks and their strange appearance in a remote Norwegian village. Winding, looping, curving, the hypnotic patterns provoke discord in the >

Documentary

Finland

2019

21'

Turn

Umskipti

Sesselía Ólafsdóttir, Peter Callow

On the thirteenth day of Christmas, three girlfriends take a weekend trip to a cabin in the Icelandic wilderness. Figures from Icelandic folklore appear and their holiday turns into a waking >

Sesselía Ólafsdóttir, Peter Callow

On the thirteenth day of Christmas, three girlfriends take a weekend trip to a cabin in the Icelandic wilderness. Figures from Icelandic folklore appear and their holiday turns into a waking >

Fiction

Iceland
Finland

2018

19'

Train Robbers

Togrøvere

Martin Walther

A retrospective, coming-of-age documentary about a group of train-robbing Norwegian kids in the ‘90s. >

Martin Walther

A retrospective, coming-of-age documentary about a group of train-robbing Norwegian kids in the ‘90s. >

Documentary

Norway

2019

20'

Traces

Sportegn

Ingvild Søderlind

Selma is jealous of her little brother because he gets more attention from Mother. There are wild animals in the forest behind the house and Selma notices her brother’s growing fascination for the >

Ingvild Søderlind

Fiction, Children/Youth

Norway

2019

10'

Tom Has a Plant

Thinh Nguyen

Tom feels he doesn’t belong in his world. He is torn between staying or leaving to find something better. Tom wants to give his plants away to the people he loves before leaving. He doesn’t know >

Thinh Nguyen

Fiction, Children/Youth, Animation

Denmark

2019

To Plant a Flag

Bobbie Peers

In preparation for the moon landing in 1969, NASA sent a team of astronauts to the lunar-like landscapes of Iceland. Their hi-tech training mission hit an unexpected obstacle when they come up >

Bobbie Peers

In preparation for the moon landing in 1969, NASA sent a team of astronauts to the lunar-like landscapes of Iceland. Their hi-tech training mission hit an unexpected obstacle when they come up >

Fiction

Norway
Iceland

2018

15'

The Vasulka Effect

Vasúlka áhrifin

Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir

Steina and Woody Vasulka are pioneers of video art, and have been dubbed “the grandparents of video art”. We find them in Santa Fe as they grapple with archiving their huge body of work for >

Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir

Steina and Woody Vasulka are pioneers of video art, and have been dubbed “the grandparents of video art”. We find them in Santa Fe as they grapple with archiving their huge body of work for >

Documentary

Iceland
Czech Republic

2019

90'

The Tent

Teltet

Rebecca Figenschau

A dysfunctional family is trying to erect a complicated tent. Tension brings an underlying conflict to the surface - and a shocking secret is revealed. >

Rebecca Figenschau

A dysfunctional family is trying to erect a complicated tent. Tension brings an underlying conflict to the surface - and a shocking secret is revealed. >

Fiction

Norway

2019

17'

The Stroker

Pilvi Takala

Based on a two-week-long intervention by Takala at Second Home, a trendy East London cooperative working space for young entrepreneurs and startups. Takala poses as a wellness consultant named Nina >

Pilvi Takala

Based on a two-week-long intervention by Takala at Second Home, a trendy East London cooperative working space for young entrepreneurs and startups. Takala poses as a wellness consultant named Nina >

Documentary, Experimental

Finland
UK

2019

16'

The Reformist - A Female Imam

Reformisten - Den kvindelige imam

Marie Skovgaard

Sherin Khankan wants to open one of the first mosques in Europe led by female imams. Along with other activists, she advocates for more gender equality and freedoms in the Muslim community and >

Marie Skovgaard

Sherin Khankan wants to open one of the first mosques in Europe led by female imams. Along with other activists, she advocates for more gender equality and freedoms in the Muslim community and >

Documentary

Denmark

2019

89'

The Hypnotist

Olliver Hawk

Arthur Franck

In 1980, eccentric Finnish hypnotist Oliver Hawk was put on trial for fraud. His talents transformed him from showman to political power player. Carefully selected rare archive footage illustrates >

Arthur Franck

In 1980, eccentric Finnish hypnotist Oliver Hawk was put on trial for fraud. His talents transformed him from showman to political power player. Carefully selected rare archive footage illustrates >

Documentary

Finland

2019

72'

The Evil Principal

Den onde Rektor Svint og jakten på den tapte kunnskapen

Ida Hansen Eldøen

Principal Svint is a vindictive madman rampaging through middle schools in Trøndelag, Norway. He steals knowledge and joy from teachers. Anna and the other children fight to stop Svint and release >

Ida Hansen Eldøen

Principal Svint is a vindictive madman rampaging through middle schools in Trøndelag, Norway. He steals knowledge and joy from teachers. Anna and the other children fight to stop Svint and release >

Fiction, Children/Youth

Norway

2019

14'

The Blind Man

Den Blinde Mannen

Dara Van Dusen

A man suddenly and inexplicably loses his sight. Cared for by his brothers, he tries to make the best of his situation. But he trips, stumbles and falls. And when he is humiliated by a child, the man >

Dara Van Dusen

Fiction

Norway

2019

20'

Still Lives

Kiirehessä Liikkumatoin

Elli Vuorinen

An experimental stop-motion animation starring traditional figurines from folk art. Narrators discuss the pressures of life while the characters illuminate the theme in seven separate scenes: a >

Elli Vuorinen

An experimental stop-motion animation starring traditional figurines from folk art. Narrators discuss the pressures of life while the characters illuminate the theme in seven separate scenes: a >

Fiction, Children/Youth, Animation, Experimental

Finland

2018

Sorry Not Sorry

Julia Thelin

Feride is on her way home from a party when she meets a group of young choirboys in a wooden boat. She helps them with their engine problem but, against her will, is taken for a ride in the Swedish >

Julia Thelin

Feride is on her way home from a party when she meets a group of young choirboys in a wooden boat. She helps them with their engine problem but, against her will, is taken for a ride in the Swedish >

Fiction

Sweden

2019

15'

She-Pack

Fanny Ovesen

Anarchy emerges at a public pool party when a group of small girls push the limits of their strength and power. >

Fanny Ovesen

Anarchy emerges at a public pool party when a group of small girls push the limits of their strength and power. >

Fiction

Norway

2018

19'

Scheme Birds

Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin

A new generation, living on the fringes of Scottish society, have two choices: either get knocked up or locked up. Gemma is a young, independent spirit, who believes in a different future. While >

Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin

A new generation, living on the fringes of Scottish society, have two choices: either get knocked up or locked up. Gemma is a young, independent spirit, who believes in a different future. While >

Documentary

Sweden
Scotland

2019

90'

Sara's Intimate Confessions

Saras intime betroelser

Emilie Blichfeldt

Sara is 181 cm-tall and heavily built, and worried about being too big. She explores her perceptions of love, sex, and femininity in dialogue with her talking vulva. >

Emilie Blichfeldt

Sara is 181 cm-tall and heavily built, and worried about being too big. She explores her perceptions of love, sex, and femininity in dialogue with her talking vulva. >

Fiction, Children/Youth

Norway

2018

22'

Sapera

Gustav Olsson

In the holy city of Varanasi, 16-year-old Ali has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - catching poisonous snakes. The boy balances life and death on a daily basis to support his family. >

Gustav Olsson

In the holy city of Varanasi, 16-year-old Ali has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - catching poisonous snakes. The boy balances life and death on a daily basis to support his family. >

Documentary

Sweden

2019

11'

Recycling & Waste

Återvinningscentralen

Julius Jorborg

In the night between 21st and 22nd November, there is a bomb threat at a recycling center outside Stockholm. Close examination of CCTV images, potential motives, interviews with suspects, photographs >

Julius Jorborg

Fiction, Experimental

Sweden

2019

30'

Reconstruction of a Rented Cabin

Rekonstruktion av uthyrd sommarstuga

Richard Dinter

A man returns to the cabin where he spent summers as a child. He needs to reconstruct a series of strange past events. But how come his parents’ couch is out in the yard? How come the walls in the >

Richard Dinter

Documentary, Experimental

Sweden

2019

13'

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War, What If

Hvis der var krig i Norden

Puk Grasten

Following the Trump era, Brexit and border control: Europe is in dissolve. Denmark, ruled by an extreme right wing government, declares war against the rest of Scandinavia. As the war advances a >

Puk Grasten

Following the Trump era, Brexit and border control: Europe is in dissolve. Denmark, ruled by an extreme right wing government, declares war against the rest of Scandinavia. As the war advances a >

Fiction, Animation

Denmark

2019

The Stick

Keppi

Teppo Airaksinen

Aava, 7, wants a dog, while her parent's relationship is going through tough times. >

Teppo Airaksinen

Aava, 7, wants a dog, while her parent's relationship is going through tough times. >

Fiction, Children/Youth

Finland

2019

12'

The Plant

Planten

Julian Nazario Vargas

When a man is abandoned by his girlfriend, he desperately seeks comfort in a plant she leaves behind. Gradually, the relationship between the man and the plant develops into a deep love relationship >

Julian Nazario Vargas

Fiction

Norway

2019

18'

Origin of Man

Menneskets opprinnelse

Pjotr Sapegin

Without any recollection of our past, we have become restless, always searching for something without knowing what it is. We no longer remember the square planet, but keep building square boxes here >

Pjotr Sapegin

Fiction, Children/Youth, Animation

Norway
Sweden

2019

14'

Mantis

Knæler

Roberta Hilarius Reichhardt

When Helle Pii and her mantis move in with Molly, sharing a rather small apartment develops into a dreadful nightmare. Helle Pii discovers Molly’s true opinion about her, and everything changes >

Roberta Hilarius Reichhardt

When Helle Pii and her mantis move in with Molly, sharing a rather small apartment develops into a dreadful nightmare. Helle Pii discovers Molly’s true opinion about her, and everything changes >

Fiction

Denmark

2019

12'

I Love You I Miss You I Hope I See You Before I Die

Eva Marie Rødbro

A harsh and dreamy story of a young Midwestern girl’s battle with poverty and the mercurial power of her own longing heart. Through Betty we experience a tight family clan of children born by >

Eva Marie Rødbro

A harsh and dreamy story of a young Midwestern girl’s battle with poverty and the mercurial power of her own longing heart. Through Betty we experience a tight family clan of children born by >

Documentary

Denmark

2019

76'

Awaiting Death

I väntan i döden

Lars Vega

A son arrives at the hospital to watch at his father's deathbed. When the son wants to have a last nice moment, the father would rather figure out what to do with the two opened jars of dijon mustard >

Lars Vega

Fiction

Sweden

2019

11'

Among the Birds

Bland fåglar mång

David Gülich

In a world that is in constant and unstoppable change, it is easy to become history-less, lose clarity of perspective, and be blinded by the moment. The circumstances shape our belief of what is >

David Gülich

In a world that is in constant and unstoppable change, it is easy to become history-less, lose clarity of perspective, and be blinded by the moment. The circumstances shape our belief of what is >

Documentary, Experimental

Sweden

2019

15'